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United States Patent | 5,334,229 |
Sakamoto | August 2, 1994 |
Methods and materials are provided for the improved production of gel beads useful for encapsulating plant reproductive units.
Inventors: | Sakamoto; Yuji (Tochigi, JP) |
Assignee: | Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 830070 |
Filed: | February 3, 1992 |
Current U.S. Class: | 47/57.6; 47/58.1R; 47/DIG.9 |
Intern'l Class: | A01C 001/06; A01H 001/00 |
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